Posted in GBBO Challenges, Pastry, Puddings, tagged Gateau Saint Honore, GBBO Technical Challenge, patisserie on October 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »
It’s actually quite a relief that this is the penultimate week of the Great British Bake Off! I have loved doing all the technical challenges and trying things I wouldn’t normally have had a go at, but I’m also looking forward to doing some of my own baking too. I love patisserie but rarely attempt any as it really is very time consuming. We are away this weekend, so I volunteered to bring dessert – perfect excuse to give this a go! Click here to see how I got on.
Posted in GBBO Challenges, Pastry, Spices, tagged Brick Pastry, GBBO Technical Challenge, Moroccan Pie on October 22, 2019| Leave a Comment »
This week has been super busy as it was Emily’s 4th Birthday on Sunday, so all my baking energy went into creating a crazy rainbow coloured unicorn cake for her! This was a bit of a last minute decision to make it for dinner on Monday night as Em was coming to stay for the night, so a great opportunity to make it together and then eat it for dinner. Click here to see how we got on.
Posted in Chocolate, GBBO Challenges, Pastry, tagged Cassatelle, GBBO Technical Challenge on October 14, 2019| Leave a Comment »
I can’t believe we are nearly at week 8 on the GBBO already! We had a very dark and rainy Friday afternoon here, so Emily and I decided it was perfect timing to make this weeks technical challenge. And luckily Chloe decided she was exhausted and had a 2.5 hour nap giving us plenty of time to get these done and in the fridge ready to deep fry for pudding as a Friday treat. Click here to see how me and my little helper got on.
Posted in Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Puddings, Summer, tagged GBBO Technical Challenge, Verrines on October 8, 2019| 1 Comment »
I was very excited about making the technical challenge for dessert week as my parents were coming to stay this weekend, so it gave us the perfect excuse to make something special! And with 6 portions it meant that Rich and I could try it on Friday night and there would still be 4 for Saturday night, as well as saving a tiny bit for a mini one for Emily. Click here to see how we got on.
Posted in GBBO Challenges, Puddings, tagged Beignets Souffle, GBBO Technical Challenge on September 30, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Can’t believe we are up to week 5 already on this years Bake Off! We had a free weekend at home this weekend, so this technical challenge was perfect for pudding on Saturday night. I hadn’t made choux pastry for a long time, so this was a good one to try. Click
Posted in Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Pastry, tagged GBBO Technical Challenge, Great British Bake Off, Maids of Honour, pastry on September 24, 2019| Leave a Comment »
We were all away together on a family holiday last week and managed to watch the GBBO together for the first time in a long time! I don’t think any of us were particularly keen to make these having seen the curd cheese being made, but when we looked at the recipe it actually sounded pretty good. So on Sunday afternoon Emily and I had a go at making them. Click here to see how we got on.
Posted in Biscuits, GBBO Challenges, tagged biscuit week, Biscuits, Fig rolls, GBBO, GBBO Technical Challenge, Great British Bake Off, technical challenge on September 6, 2019| Leave a Comment »
This week on the Bake Off it was biscuit week. Some of the showstoppers were amazing – I have chickens so I was very tempted to try to create a biscuit Chicken! But I’ve stuck with the technical challenge this week which was fig rolls, something I haven’t had for years.
Posted in Bread, GBBO Challenges, Summer, tagged GBBO Technical Challenge, pitta bread on November 12, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Can’t believe the bake off is over again for another year! It’s been another great series and I’ve really enjoyed watching it. I am quite relieved there are no more technical challenges though! I haven’t enjoyed them as much as previous years as some of them have been a bit obscure and required special equipment which has made trying the recipes at home a bit more challenging. I was tempted to get Rich to have a go at this one on the BBQ, but decided against it! I used the grill and a griddle pan instead. Click here to see how I got on with the final challenge.
Posted in Celebration Cakes, Chocolate, GBBO Challenges, Nuts, Other Cakes, Puddings, tagged GBBO, GBBO Technical Challenge, patisserie, Torta Setteveli on October 30, 2018| Leave a Comment »
I was really pleased when I saw what the technical challenge was last week – it’s been ages since I’ve made something like that and I couldn’t wait to try it! The only downside was that it’s pretty big (it’s huge!) and I was on my own for the weekend. Luckily I had a cross-country race and my team mates were more than happy to help me eat it up!
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Posted in Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Puddings, Spices, tagged Aebleskiver, GBBO Technical Challenge on October 23, 2018| Leave a Comment »
I was a bit disappointed with last weeks challenge as it was another one that was hard to replicate at home without the special equipment. So I decided to make it anyway but made flat pancakes instead of the balls. The flavours sounded really good, so I was still keen to have a go. Click here to see how I got on.
Gloverly Cupcakes 